THE FUTURE

FORMS OF THE FUTURE FUTURE SIMPLE: WILL /WON’T + INFINITIVE She will never love you. BE GOING TO: AM/IS /ARE + GOING TO + INFINITIVE My parents are going to buy a new house. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: AM /IS / ARE + -ING We’re visiting the Eiffel Tower tomorrow. FUTURE CONTINUOUS: WILL BE /WON’T BE +- ING Don’t phone me at 4, I’ll be sleeping. FUTURE PERFECT: WILL HAVE /WON’T HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE In 60 years, humans will have moved to Mars.

DECISIONS SPONTANEOUS DECISIONS: PLANNED DECISIONS: BE GOING TO /PRESENT CONTINUOUS SPONTANEOUS DECISIONS: WILL /WON’T + INFINITIVE Mum: There’s no milk left Me: OK, then I’ll go and get some. Next weekend, we are going to book a bodyflying session. Next weekend, we are booking a bodyflying session.

PREDICTIONS SUBJECTIVE- BASED ON WHAT THE SPEAKER THINKS: Will /Won’t + infinitive OBJECTIVE- BASED ON WHAT THE SPEAKER SEES: Be going to+ infinitive Be careful!! You’re going to crash! I think my brother will be an excellent doctor when he finishes his degree.

offers, hopes, promises, requests: will/won’t +infinitive TOM: Mum will get angry with me when she knows. (PREDICTION) JANE: Don’t worry. I’ll talk to her first. (OFFER) TOM: I hope she’ll forgive me (HOPE) TOM: Mum, I promise I won’t do it again. (PROMISE) Will you please forgive me? (REQUEST)

Speaking in groups What would you answer in these situations? HOW DO YOU IMAGINE YOUR LIFE IN THE FUTURE?Make predictions WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? What would you answer in these situations? Family? Job? Town/City? Personality? Free time? Others? Weekend Easter holidays Summer holidays When you finish your high- school studies. YOUR MUM:“I can’t do all this work on my own!” Your classmates are bothering you in class. They are chatting and you can’t hear the teacher. YOUR BEST FRIEND:“My car has broken down and I need to go to the airport immediately.” You have studied hard for the Engish test but you aren’t totally confident about it. You have just broken up with your boyfriend/girlfriend and want your best friend to talk to him/her.

FIXED TIMETABLES WILL /WON’T + INFINITIVE PRESENT SIMPLE The concert will start at 7pm The train to London leaves at 14.51

Future ACTIONS introduced by WHEN, AS SOON AS, BY THE TIME, UNTIL, ONCE, AFTER, BEFORE They are expressed with PRESENT SIMPLE but in Spanish we translate them as Presente de subjuntivo (“vengas”, “llegue”, “duerman”, “encontremos”, etc”) Cuando hagas puenting, superarás tu miedo a las alturas. When you go bungee-jumping, you’ll overcome your fear of heights. Una vez que lo superes, querrás probar otros deportes de riesgo. Once you overcome it, you’ll want to try other extreme sports.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS: will be+ing ACTION IN PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE In hours/days/months/years.. This time tomorrow/next month/next year… In 6 years I’ll be finishing my University studies. This time next week we’ll be flying to New York.

FUTURE PERFECT: WILL HAVE + PP ACTION FINISHED BY A CERTAIN TIME IN THE FUTURE By the time… In …days/years/months By Friday, I’ll have finished my Science project By the time he decides to come back, I’ll have forgotten him. In ten years, I’ll have found a job, got married and moved to a beautiful house.

SPEAKING IN GROUP: IN 20 YEARS’ TIME YOUR LIFE THE WORLD: What will humans have done? What will we be doing? Where will you be living? Where will you be working? Will you have formed a family? What will you already have done? What won’t you have done yet? ENVIRONMENT WAR/PEACE SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL /EDUCATION MEDICINE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS